Early Life
Smith was born in Magnolia, North Carolina. After graduating from high school in Warsaw, North Carolina, he attended James Sprunt Community College in Kenansville, North Carolina, earning an associate's degree in Business Administration in 1973. Two years later, he earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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